We talked in detail with Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka Ahmad Javid Yusuf about Sri Lanka’s current ongoing economic crisis. In addition, we asked about the current developments of the Easter bomb explosions that occurred in 2019. We also received detailed information about the impact of ‘One Country One Law’ on the country, and what kind of difficulties minority communities may face due to this law.
Who is Ahmad Javid Yusuf?
Ahmad Javid Yusuf is an Attorney at Law of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka whose legal practice extends to various fields of law including Civil, Criminal, and Commercial Law as well as Constitutional, Administrative, and Human Rights Law both in Sri Lanka and abroad. He has also worked as a State Counsel (Law Officer of the State) attached to the Attorney General’s Department. He has served as Sri Lanka’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia as well as Senior Advisor to the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister the late Lakshman Kadirgamar. Has worked extensively in Human Rights and Conflict Resolution including as a Member of the National Human Rights Commission and a Member of the Presidential Commission that inquired into high profile Human Rights violations.